Alleged Investment Scam: How I Lost over N500m to Couple, Accomplice -Witness  

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Alleged Investment Scam: How I Lost over N500m to Couple, Accomplice -Witness  

The trial of the Chief Executive Officer of Onome Global Market Resources Limited and Lexicon Multi-concept Media Limited, Osabohein Alex Ologbose and his wife, Hope Onome Oghelemu, continued on Thursday, September 24, 2026, before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Ikechukwu Chikelum, narrating how the couple…

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EFCC Court Cases, Financial Crimes

UNGA 81: ‘Tinubu Is Hiding From Trump, Fearing Arrest’ — Kenneth Okonkwo Alleges

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UNGA 81: ‘Tinubu Is Hiding From Trump, Fearing Arrest’ — Kenneth Okonkwo Alleges

Former Labour Party presidential candidate and spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign, Kenneth Okonkwo, has alleged that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is deliberately staying away from the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York because he fears possible arrest in the United States. Okonkwo made the allegation while speaking on Arise News amid…

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Governance, Opposition

EFCC, NELFUND Move to Tighten Controls as Student Loan Diversion Comes Under Fresh Scrutiny

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EFCC, NELFUND Move to Tighten Controls as Student Loan Diversion Comes Under Fresh Scrutiny

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) have entered into a new partnership aimed at strengthening safeguards around the management and disbursement of funds meant for Nigerian students. The two agencies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abuja on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, with financial crime prevention,…

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Financial Crimes

Oyun Bridge Incident: Kwara Police Dismiss Shooting Claims

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Oyun Bridge Incident: Kwara Police Dismiss Shooting Claims

The Kwara State Police Command has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that a motorcyclist was shot by police officers during an incident at Oyun Bridge in Ilorin. The Command, in a statement issued on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, said the viral video being shared online does not accurately represent what happened during the…

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Police and Interior Affairs

Masari: ‘In Nearly 40 Years, I’ve Never Seen a Nigerian President With Better Plans Than Tinubu’

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Masari: ‘In Nearly 40 Years, I’ve Never Seen a Nigerian President With Better Plans Than Tinubu’

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and ex-Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has declared that his nearly four decades of involvement in Nigerian politics have not exposed him to a president with better plans for the country than President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Masari made the assertion while addressing a group of women at a…

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News

2027: Adelabu’s Former Aide Leads Thousands of APC Supporters into APM in Oyo

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2027: Adelabu’s Former Aide Leads Thousands of APC Supporters into APM in Oyo

Thousands of supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State have defected to the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in a major political realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections. The defectors were led by Ajiboye Akande Sangogade, popularly known as Boye Nation, an Ibadan-based political organiser and former Personal Assistant to former Minister…

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Politics

Makinde Fires Back at Wike Over N50bn Ibadan Airport Claim

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Makinde Fires Back at Wike Over N50bn Ibadan Airport Claim

Oyo State Governor and Allied Peoples Movement presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, has rejected a claim by Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that President Bola Tinubu provided ₦50 billion to support the upgrade of the Ibadan airport. Makinde described the claim as false, insisting that the ongoing transformation of the Samuel Ladoke Akintola…

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Politics

Nigerian Cleric Wanted in Cameroon After Mummified Body Found Beneath Church Property in Yaoundé

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Nigerian Cleric Wanted in Cameroon After Mummified Body Found Beneath Church Property in Yaoundé

A Nigerian cleric has reportedly gone into hiding in Cameroon after security operatives uncovered a mummified body buried beneath a concrete slab at a property associated with his church in Nkoabang, Yaoundé. The cleric, identified as Kedi Samuel Kenechukwu, also known as Ekedi Samuel, is the founder of Mercy of God Ministry. Cameroonian authorities are…

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News

Wike Declares Kingibe Won’t Return to Senate in 2027, Defends FCT Borrowing

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Wike Declares Kingibe Won’t Return to Senate in 2027, Defends FCT Borrowing

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that Senator Ireti Kingibe will not return to the Senate after the 2027 general election, escalating the political disagreement between the FCT minister and the senator representing the nation’s capital. Wike made the statement on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, while speaking with journalists during an…

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2027 General Elections, Politics

Dangote Unveils $10bn Power Investment Plan to Transform Nigeria, Africa’s Electricity Sector

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Dangote Unveils $10bn Power Investment Plan to Transform Nigeria, Africa’s Electricity Sector

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans by his business group to invest more than $10 billion in Africa’s power sector over the next three to four years, as he identified electricity supply as critical to industrialisation and economic growth on the continent. Dangote disclosed the proposed investment during an interview with…

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Business Investments